Baseball Recap: Paulding County Has No Trouble Against Rome

The home team had won the previous five meetings between Paulding County and Rome, and Paulding County kept the tradition alive. The Paulding County Patriots put the hurt on the Rome Wolves with a sharp 10-4 victory on Monday. With that win, the Patriots brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.

Tucker White

Runs Batted In

02/24/25 vs Kennesaw Mountain	7
03/03/25 vs Rome	3
02/22/25 vs North Cobb	3
02/17/25 vs Hiram	3
02/22/25 vs Dawson County	1

Tucker White made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in earned runs (zero). He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Paulding County's success: when he posts at least three RBI the team is 3-1 (and 1-5 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, Wyatt Martin was incredible, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. He also brought in two RBI, marking his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Jacob Clayton, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Paulding County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.8 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 9.2.

Paulding County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. Rome dropped their record down to 3-6 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.

Coming up, Paulding County will face off against Rome at 5:55 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Rome, they will square off against Douglas County at 5:55 p.m. on Tuesday.